Basketball drills

  • Dribbles 15x per hand
  • Pound dribbles 15x per hand
  • Dribble cross 10x2
  • Dribble between 10x2
  • Dribble behind 5x2
2 Rounds

  • 1st round: 
    • Start at sideline on knees, 
    • jump up, 
    • through legs 2x, 
    • run to the other side.
  • 2nd round: 
    • through legs, behind the back, through legs
  • 3rd round:
    • through legs, spin, through legs,
  • 4th round:
    • though legs, behind back, through legs, spin, through legs,
  • 5th round: 
    • through legs till other side 
  • Rebounder pass the outlet pass to guard
  • Forward runs the line, receives pass from guard
  • Guards cuts to finish the break

Options:

  • Guard lay up
  • Rebounder lay up
  • Center stops on 3 point line, guard and flyer cut for lay-up, center passes left or right
  • Center stops on 3 point line, guard and flyer cut for lay-up, no pass, they go back out for baseline shot
drawing Secondary break
  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 teams
    • 1 shooter per team
    • 1 or 2 rebounders per team (depending on number of players at practice and available goals)
  • Progression:
    • The shooter takes a shot
    • If the shooter scores, he stays put
    • If the shooter misses, rebounding is required
    • The player who takes the rebound goes outside and takes a shot
    • 1 point per score
    • 1 point per rebound
    • Whoever has 10 points first wins
  • Progression:
    • Three-pointers shot
drawing Shooters and rebounders
  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 players with a ball
    • 1 player without a ball
    • All under the ring
  • Progression:
    • Players take a shot
    • Player who takes the rebound may take the next shot
    • 1 point per score
    • Whoever has 10 points first wins
  • Progression:
    • Players stand further from the goal
    • Shooting outside the bucket
drawing Rebound with 3 players.
Advantages 2-1-2 zone:

  • strong under the board and at the free throw line
  • good fast break possibilities at the moment of the shot
  • against good centers and inside teams
  • great rebound positions, as the spots in front of the defensive triangle are already taken in advance
Disadvantages 2-1-2 zone:

  • vulnerable on the weak side to the end line and center in front of the free throw line
  • shooters from close or half distance
Advantages 3-2 zone:

  • strength lies in the mobility of the front line, which the opponent must attack aggressively; possibly double-teaming
  • shooting from outside the bucket is difficult against this zone
  • opportunities for organized fast break
  • very useful against inexperienced and technically weak teams
Disadvantages 3-2 zone:

  • weak between the two lines and in the corners
  • rebound positions can often be less well occupied
  • overloading in the corner/side areas is dangerously weak against a good center
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 player in the right corner
    • 2 players right on the center line, each with a ball
    • 2 players left on the center line, each with a ball
  • Progression:
    • Player 1 dribbles to the three-point line
    • Player 1 does a give and go with the player 2 in the corner
    • Player 1 runs through to the bottom left corner after his layup
    • Player 2 takes the rebound and connects at the top right corner
    • Player 3 dribbles to the three-point line
    • Player 3 does a give and go with player 1 who is now there in the left corner
    • Player 3 runs through to the bottom right corner after his layup
    • Player 1 takes the rebound and connects at the top left corner
  • Progression:
    • Quick execution of the exercise
    • Jump stop instead of lay-up
    • Lay-back
  • Regression:
    • AFTER
drawing Motion offense.
  • 2 teams
  • 3 on 3 full court
  • one shot or turnover
  • when the ball is lost or scored the team on offence steps out and walks back to their defensive side
drawing A small team with big dreams.
Players in two lines in the middle of the court:

  • Player 1 runs without the ball to the top of the key
  • Receives a pass from player 2 in the other line
  • Performs a first step (sidestep, cross over step, spin, etc.)
  • Drives to the basket
Player 2 does the same on the other side of the court.

drawing First step drill
  • Players start in four rows.
  • Players 1 and 2 pass to players 3 and 4.
  • Players cross to the opposite elbow to receive the ball for a shot.
  • The passers get the rebound and move to the end of the top rows.
  • The shooters move to the end of the corner rows.
drawing Shooting: passing
  • Starting lineup:
    • Use an entire field
    • 1 player near the center line (left)
    • 1 player at the center line (right)
    • Group of players in line with the free throw line (one side of the court)
    • Group of players at the extension of the free throw line (other side terrain)
  • Progression:
    • Players at the center line start their lay-up
    • After the lay-up, they take their own rebound and give an outlet pass to the waiting player on the sideline
    • Then they join the sideline, at the level of the free throw line
    • Lay-up, bob cousy, power lay-up, lay-back, jump stop
  • Progression:
    • Change of direction at the level of the three-point line
    • Crossover, behind the back, reverse dribble at the center line
    • Coach defends, attacker adjusts
    • Stepping towards the ball instead of running forward
    • Retrieve ball in the middle and from there dribble and lay-up through the middle
    • Add 2 players defending passively at the three-point line
    • Add 2 players actively defending at the three-point line
    • 2 players defending actively
  • Regression:
    • Taking shot instead of lay-up
drawing Lay-ups with outlet pass
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 player stands ready to take the free throw
    • 1 player on the left is ready to take the rebound
    • 1 player on the right stands ready to take the rebound
    • Other players join left and right
  • Course:
    • Player 1 takes the free throw
    • If player 1 scores, he stands and shoots again
    • If player 1 misses, then players on the left and right fight for the rebound
    • After taking the rebound, the game is played 1 against 1
    • The player who scores takes a free throw next
    • The player who missed the free throw connects left or right
    • The player who did not take the rebound connects on the other side
    • Whoever has 10 scores first wins
  • Progression:
    • Only 1 dribble may be set after the rebound
    • Three-point shot
drawing Rebound free throws